Archive for March, 2008

Audi builds a luxury tank

March 31st, 2008

CULLMAN, Ala. - Germany has a reputation for building some of the world's best tanks. via Tribune-Star

Adrian Sutil has struggled in the first two rounds of the season with luck not on his side. The German racer is keeping his fingers crossed that his fortunes will change in Bahrain and he will be able to make it to the finish and show what he is capable of with the new Force India car.
Jarno Trulli admits that fighting to another fourth place finish on raw pace alone in Bahrain will be difficult, but the Toyota driver is determined to stick in the top six of the current field's running order.
Silverstone has today announced that it will be building an additional 2,200 grandstand seats in response to the overwhelming demand for tickets to this year's British Grand Prix, taking place at Silverstone on 4-6 July. Interest in F1 in the UK has exploded since Lewis Hamilton burst onto the scene last year.
Fernando Alonso was not too disappointed after taking just one point following a hard drive in Malaysia, but rather he is being realistic that aiming only to finish in the points is what his Renault car is capable of at the moment.
Formula One might return to the legendary racetrack in Indianapolis. According to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Tony George the organizers are currently searching for sponsors in a bid to get the United States Grand Prix reinstated on the Formula 1 calendar next season.
Former Formula 1 driver Heinz Harald Frentzen will feature as the ACI Legends' guest star driver for the up coming Speedcar Series race at the Bahrain Grand Prix on April 4-6.
Former Formula 1 driver Mika Hakkinen believes the Formula 1 drivers don't need a special test to try the Singapore street circuit at night. The double F1 championship does say as long as the lightning systems do their job safety will be just fine.
The FIA kept its distance on Sunday from sexual allegations in British tabloid newspaper 'News of the World' about FIA president Max Mosley. A naked man who is supposed to be Max Mosley was seen in a video published at the magazine's website

Klien impressed by BMW pace

March 31st, 2008

BMW test driver Christian Klien says even he's been surprised and impressed by the team's results in the first two races of the season, after he tested the team's new car when it was initially struggling in winter testing.